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NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS Kirk & Lana Smith CLIFTON, TENNESSEE, USA CONSISTENCY IS KEY “Don’t give up. Just keep going. It doesn’t matter how long it takes you. You will get there as long as you don’t stop.” bonus within a few months, and has L “The only way I’ve been able to do it is ana Smith had been raised on natural medicine by her mother, but she had never used essential oils in that way until she was introduced to dōTERRA by her good friend, Gale maintained it ever since. The business has continued to be worth it, and she’s kept going. She quickly discovered the importance of consistency. She says, through consistent effort. I try to be prepared to do something every day.” It was that consistency that eventually brought her to Diamond. Sandgren. Lana’s husband, Kirk, had For a long time, Lana thought that she recently lost his business, and their had to get her husband to work with her family of eight children was going in the business in order to be successful. through a myriad of health problems. She says, “I thought he had to do it Lana, who had been a stay-at-home even though it wasn’t a good fit for him. mom for 25 years, was intrigued by It was hard on our marriage because both the essential oils and the business he always felt like a failure and I was opportunity. She bought a kit, tried it on always pushing him.” Finally, one of her family, and saw incredible results. Lana’s mentors corrected her misunder- She decided to build to a $1500 Power of 3 Bonus to help with her family’s financial situation. She says, “I felt like I needed to do som ething with this and so I decided that I would commit everything I could until the end of the year, and then I would see if it was worth continuing or not.” Lana hit her $1500 46 “My job is to help enlighten and inspire my team to see what the possibilities are until they want this business for themselves.” dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I MAY/JUNE 2015 standing, and informed her that she was completely capable of doing the business on her own. “It helped me believe in myself again and know that I could do it even if I wasn’t doing it with my husband.” Though he doesn’t work with her, Kirk has always been completely supportive of Lana’s business. Consistency— Things you can do every day: Through dōTERRA, Lana’s whole family has become healthier and happier. She says, “Now we’re able to, one class at a time, help other people on that same “Consistency is the key. Every day I ask myself, ‘What is the next thing I can do today to help take me one step closer to my goal?’ You have to do something every single day.” journey. People that are healthy have all kinds of wishes. People that are sick only have one—to be healthy. dōTERRA has given us a way to reach out and bless the lives of others in a powerful and profound way so that they can enjoy what we’ve enjoyed.” USE THE OILS “If you’re not consistent, you’re not going to get the desired outcome. If you want to have change in your health, one oil application isn’t going to do it.” CARRY SAMPLES “I always have samples with me, because as you meet people, you never know who is going to need what.” CHECK ON ORDERS “Watch for people that haven’t ordered for six months and call them. Let them know what the promotions are or invite them to a class.” HELP NEW PEOPLE “Reach out to new people and encourage them to try the products they’ve bought or get educated on how to use them.” www.doterra.com 47